The Portland daily press., 1887-04-01
FOREIGN.
Another Attempt Made to Kiln the
czar.
Continuation of the Debate In the
Commons.

LONDON, March Silt Is announced that
Lord Salisbury will be unable to preside at
the conservative meeting tomorrow night
Mr.. w. II. Smith viii occupy the chair in his
stead. The opposition have informed the
government that they are willing TO allow
the first reading Of the Irish crimes bill to-
day, If the second reading shall be deferred
until after the Easter recess. The govern
ment is not inclined to consent to the propo-
sition. The Post says the government will
ask the House Of Commons to sit during the
Easter holiday in order to carry the second
reading Of the crimes bill.
The Rome correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle asserts that Mgr. Galimberti,
while in Berlin obtained promise from DIR.
Windth not to reverence and obey the be-
hests Of the Holy See. The correspondent
also says that Mgr. Galimberti obtained the
impression that any attempt to improve the
relations between France and Germany
would be hopeless and that war would soon
be certainty.
No news has been received here confirming
the report of the attempted assassination Of
theCzar at the Gatachina palace.
In the House of Lords tonight Earl Cado-
gan, Conservative, presented a bill providing
for the purchase OF Irish holdings, or in 9TH
dual ownership, created by the act of 1881.
Continuing Earl CadOgan said: "'The gov
ernment found it impossible to adopt the
land commissions recommendation that a
period Of five years for the fixing of the ju-
dicial rents be substituted for that of fifteen
years according to the present law. The
government agreed with Lord Harrington
that 1T was an open question whether excess
slve rents were eXacted. Therefore 1t would
be unreasonable to deal anew with the set
nj fFnn nfC GNyn1 lxrf fhA Of
those settlements should be disturbed land
lords and tenOnts would be led to believe
there was no finality to such settlements.
The government believed the time had ar
rived to formulate further measure, dealing
with the the tenants purchase of holdings,
and looked to that mainly for the settlement
OF the questions which unhappily
agitated the country. In that alone
they believed would be found a So
luton Of those grave questions. (Cheers)
question in two parts. The first was the
bill which had just been described. dealing
with questions of urgency and great diff
Guilty arising from the land act of 1881.
This bill, which it was hoped would reduce
the number of evictions one-half, would be
followed by bill relating to the purchase Of
holdings. This latter bill, the government
hoped, would permanently settle the diff
Guilty. The government desired to mitigate
the sufferings of tenants who were unable
releasing them altogether from the obliga-
tions of their leases. The bill provided Tor
state of things which the government
hoped by legislation before long to remove
The government asked their lordships who
were landlords in Ireland and those con
nected with them to make heavy sacrifice.
The measure strictly regarded the rights of
property and was, through an earnest de-
sire to remedy complaints arising from the
land laws, drawn in a spirit Of fairness and
iuCfipp Tho hill tho rQa1iper
and the second reading was fixed for April
21st.
The Cabinet have decided to abandon that
clause Of the Irish criminal law amendment
bill which provides for the changing of venue
from Dublin to London in certain classes of
criminal trials, thus practically removing
the greatest cause of the Liberal UniOnist
opposition to The bill. The National Liberal
Federation has issued a summons for meet
ing to be held April 9th, at the Metropole
Hotel, for the purpose of denOuncing the
proposed Irish coercion measures.
Queen Victoria was detained at the La
Roche last night by the heating Of the
springs Of the railway coach in which she
was lourneying to Cannes, and she will not
arrive at the latter place till tomorrow.
Two hundred members Of parliament at
tended the Conservative meeting today,
Among them was Lord Randolph Churchill.
The meeting enthusiastically supported the
decision of w. III. Smith, Conservative lead
er in the House of Commons. to have di-
vision tomorrow night on Mr.. Parnells
amendment to the Irish crimes act amend
ment the bill providing that the House re-
solve itself into committee to consider the
state Of Ireland and on the first reading of
the measure even if the closure had to be en-
forced.
CoPENHAGEN, March 31.-King Christian
has been informed from st. Petersburg that
another unsuccessful attempt has been made
upon the Cars life. News also has been re-
ceived Of the discovery of conspiracy in
Caucasus. One hundred officers of the Tiflis
garrison have been arrested for completely
in the plot
THE HAGUE, March 31,-A despatch from
Batavia says reports have been received
there of serious riots in Celebes.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 31.-Seditous
placards were secretly posted throughout
the University building yesterday, proclaim
ing that the address recently presented to the
Car did not represent the real feelings Of
the students.
The Car and Czarina will return from
Gatachina today to attend a grand military
concert here. Every possible precaution
will be taken to insure the personal safety
of the imperial party.